Legislation

Expanding a provision of law prohibiting an employer from discharging a covered employee who files a claim for workers' compensation to include prohibiting the employer from retaliating in any way against the covered employee; applying a specified criminal penalty to a violation of the Act; authorizing a covered employee aggrieved by a specified violation to bring a civil action against the employer; authorizing a court to grant specified relief if the trier of fact in a specified action finds in favor of the employee; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0609

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2013 Legislative Date 1/31/2013 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2013 Legislative Date 2/01/2013 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/22/2013 Legislative Date 3/23/2013 Action Referred to interim study by Economic Matters Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/30/2013	1/31/2013	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/01/2013	2/01/2013	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/22/2013	3/23/2013	Referred to interim study by Economic Matters

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
1/31/2013	Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Retaliation by Employer - Prohibition
3/23/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters

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